After an amazing night at Ezra's, I finally got home and crawled in my bed. The warm sheets were comforting but they were nothing like falling asleep in Ezra's arms. After I left Ezra's apartment, I had planned to go back to the hospital, but I received a text from Emily saying that after a long day of visiting with people Hanna wanted to rest, so I decided not to bother. I tossed and turned, and finally, after an hour of a constant stream of thoughts running through my head, I fell asleep.
6:30 AM. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. I finally hit the snooze button on my alarm clock and I rolled over. I felt like I only got an hour of sleep. I walked into the bathroom sleepily, and brushed my teeth. I spat out my spearmint toothpaste and applied moisturizer, and then my makeup. I lined my eyes lightly with charcoal eyeliner, and darkened my lashes with black mascara. I brushed out my hair, and decided to let it just play out naturally today. It was wavy. I bobby pinned a few strands of my hair back, and went back into my bedroom.
I picked out a short black skirt, and a tank top with vintage looking flowers covering it. I put on black flats, and I headed downstairs. I smelled coffee brewing as I made my way to the kitchen. I was surprised to see my Mom sitting on a bar stool.
''Mom?'' I asked surprised.
''Hey sweetie!'' she said as she got up and hugged me. ''How are you?''
''Uh, good. What are you doing here?'' I asked curiously.
''Well, I just know a lot of things are going on in your life. From me and your dad, to you and Noel, and Hanna. I just wanted to see how you were doing.''
I smiled. ''Thanks, Mom. That really means a lot to me. But, don't worry about me, I'm fine.'' I said as I hugged her again.
She seemed surprised by my sudden touch of affection, but pleased nonetheless.
''Aria, you don't look fine. You have black rims under your eyes. Are you not getting any sleep?''
I panicked. ''I just, uh, stayed up late last night finishing an essay for English. I'm fine, Mom. Really.'' I said with a reassuring tone.
''Okay.'' She said warily. ''Do you want some coffee?'' she asked in a cheerful voice.
''Oh yes please! I need some.'' I replied back.
She poured some regular black coffee in my favorite pottery coffee cup. I poured some French vanilla creamer in it and stirred it up with a spoon. I took a sip.
''Mmmm. Mom, you make the best coffee.'' I said with a genuine smile.
She returned the smile. ''Thanks, baby. Oh crap, Aria, it's 7:45. You have to get to school, or else you're going to be late!'' She said in an urgent voice.
''Crap!'' I said as I started pouring my coffee into a cup that had a lid. I needed to take it to school, to keep me awake. ''Thanks again, Mom. I'll see you later. Love you.'' I said as I gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
I ran out to my car and put the keys into the ignition and started it up. I turned on the heat because it was only 46 degrees. I shivered as my body readjusted to the temperature. I plugged in my ipod into my radio and carefully looked through my selection of music. I finally stumbled over the song ''Happiness'' by The Fray. Also known as ''B-26''. Me and Ezra's song. I smiled as I listened to the lyrics, backed out of my driveway, and headed towards Rosewood High School.